Neuroinfections caused by fungi

K Góralska, J Blaszkowska, M Dzikowiec - Infection, 2018 - Springer
Background Fungal infections of the central nervous system (FIs-CNS) have become
significantly more common over the past 2 decades. Invasion of the CNS largely depends on …

Molecular mechanisms of cryptococcal meningitis

TB Liu, DS Perlin, C Xue - Virulence, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Fungal meningitis is a serious disease caused by a fungal infection of the central nervous
system (CNS) mostly in individuals with immune system deficiencies. Fungal meningitis is …

Invasive aspergillosis in develo** countries

A Chakrabarti, SS Chatterjee, A Das… - Medical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
To review invasive aspergillosis (IA) in develo** countries, we included those countries,
which are mentioned in the document of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), called the …

Fungal infections of the nervous system: current perspective and controversies in management

RR Sharma - International journal of surgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
In the last two decades, more elaborative use of intensive care units for serious medical
disorders, advancements in transplant procedures and concomitant use of …

Intracranial infections: clinical and imaging characteristics

BR Foerster, MM Thurnher, PN Malani, M Petrou… - Acta …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The radiologist plays a crucial role in identifying and narrowing the differential diagnosis of
intracranial infections. A thorough understanding of the intracranial compartment anatomy …

In vivo imaging of invasive aspergillosis with 18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol positron emission tomography

DY Kim, A Pyo, S Ji, SH You, SE Kim, D Lim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Invasive aspergillosis is a critical complication in immunocompromised patients with
hematologic malignancies or with viral pneumonia caused by influenza virus or SARS‑CoV …

Imaging features of central nervous system fungal infections

KK Jain, SK Mittal, S Kumar, RK Gupta - Neurology India, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are rare in the general population and
are invariably secondary to primary focus elsewhere, usually in the lung or intestine. Except …

Fungal infections of the central nervous system

M Mathur, CE Johnson, G Sze - Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2012 - Elsevier
Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) frequently occur in the
immunocompromised or debilitated host. Imaging findings are non-specific but may be …

Pyogenic brain abscess

E Erdoğan, T Cansever - Neurosurgical Focus, 2008 - thejns.org
✓ Brain abscesses have been one of the most challenging lesions, both for surgeons and
internists. From the beginning of the computed tomography (CT) era, the diagnosis and …

Central nervous system infections due to aspergillus and other hyaline molds

MH Miceli - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Central nervous system infections due to Aspergillus spp and other hyaline molds such as
Fusarium and Scedosporium spp are rare but fatal conditions. Invasion of the central …